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| Omnivoracious |
by Jeff VanderMeer |
After the title, "Kay Kenyon's The Entire and the Rose: Part of a Modern Classic?" Jeff VanderMeer goes on to say: "Kay Kenyon's Bright of the Sky and just-released A World Too Near feature a brilliant SF setting that rivals Larry Niven's Ringworld and Philip Jose Farmer's Riverworld series for sheer invention adventure, complexity, and sense of wonder."
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| SFSite |
by Greg L. Johnson |
"The Entire and The Rose is an on-going work, one that has already taken us to one of the most imaginative creations in recent science fiction history. A World Too Near immerses us in that creation, and pulls us even deeper in to the story of a man who wishes nothing more than to be re-united with his family. That combination of story and setting makes for a novel that races from one peril to the next, and leaves the reader eagerly waiting for the next installment in the series."
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| Library Journal.com |
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"This volume by a strong storyteller with a fresh new approach to fantasy and sf belongs in most libraries."
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| SciFi.com |
by Paul Di Filippo |
Kay Kenyon continues to offer some neat adventures for her protagonists in this really alluring offbeat universe she's created. But I did feel that this second volume suffered from the dreaded "middle book of a trilogy" loss of newness and direction, which caused me to downgrade its ranking slightly fro the first book's stellar "A." Before carping, however, let's reaffirm what's being done brilliantly right. First off, all the characters continue to be fascinatingly complex . . . . Also, every minor character is endowed with exceptional depth and reality . . . . Secondly, the artificial universe known as the Entire remains a great conception and playground for adventure. Resonating with the work of Philip Jose Farmer, Robert Silverberg (the Majipoor books) and even Lord Dunsany, this subcreation seems inexhaustible."
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| SFF World |
by Rob H. Bedford |
"I found myself unable to stop reading."
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Publishers
Weekly 
Starred Review |
Reviewed
January 1, 2008 |
The fate of two universes hangs in the balance
in this intricately plotted sequel to Bright
of the Sky (2007). To sustain the constructed
universe called the Entire, the alien Tarig have
built the engine of Ahnenhoon, designed to turn
the Rose—Earth’s universe—into
a power source. Earth’s survival depends
on pilot Titus Quinn’s plan to destroy the
engine, but ambitious scientist Helice Maki claims
Titus may instead use the mission to seek his
missing daughter, Sydney, lost somewhere in the
Entire. Successfully scheming her way into accompanying
Titus, Helice plots to steal his nanotech weaponry
and grab power from the Tarig. Titus’s only
hope may be his wife, Johanna, captured 10 years
ago by the Tarig, who has slowly taught herself
enough about the engine to have a chance of disabling
it. Tangled motivations, complex characters and
intriguing world-building will keep readers on
the edges of their seats.
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